Jack Robinson Sports Psych

 5/23/22 8:00 PM Today I wrapped up my final research and began the writing process of the final paper due for senior project. I took today to continue to dive into my research and really decide what I wanted to show in my final essay. Overall I discovered a lot of new things and have plenty of things to dive into and show in my final paper.  Hours Today: 6

  Weekly Reflection #2 5/22/22 After a successful first week, I was excited to dive into a second week of more professional interviews. These interviews included an old sports psychologist I used to work with in Colorado, the sports psychologist at Proctor, and the head of the DP2 (Dartmouth Peak Performance) at Dartmouth College. These interviews gave me an interesting point of view of the study of sports psychology, where I was talking to the professionals about the strategies they use with athletes and how they became a certified professional. Some of the strategies I had heard before, such as breathing, visualization, and journaling. Other strategies were mental congruence, as well as a device called the Inner Balance. Along with strategies, the interviewees spoke on the two different routes to becoming a sports psychologist, one that went right through college, and the other that was an after college program that allowed them to start with clinical psychology and then move int...

 5/21/22 10:15 PM I finally got around to looking into some of the books I was recommended throughout my countless interviews in the last two weeks. The two that stood out to me were “ Mind Gym “ and “ Living in the Sweet Spot”. These books focus on mental health and mental excellence in sports and were very interesting through the first few chapters. I am preparing also for my final interviews as well as compiling my research so I am ready for next week.  2 Hours on Books  1 Hour on Research 

 5/20/22 10:00 PM  Today was more of a study and listening to podcast day before my interviews on Monday and Tuesday. I listened to the podcast that the Dartmouth doctor recommended for me, and did some research on some of the strategies he usually recommends to his student athletes he works with.  2 Hours Researching his breathing strategies  2 Hours listening to the Podcast  

 5/19/22 11:00  Today I had my interview with the head of DP2 at Dartmouth College. It was an amazing interview and I was very happy to finally interview him. He has a PHD from UVA in Clinical Psychology and a masters from Dartmouth in Sports Psychology. He gave me some very interesting topics to look into and gave me his story and also the average day as a sports psychologist at a major university. We also discussed the different routes to becoming a sports psychologist through Dartmouth as well as many other universities in the US.  1:30 Interview 1:30 listening to his podcast he recommended 1 hour looking into the books he recommended 

 5/18/22 10:00 PM Today was my lakes region final day for golf. Before this though, I did my research and listened to my podcast that my previous interview told me to listen to before our next meeting. I listened to a podcast about an ex NHL players mental struggles and researched some of the topics we discussed. I also prepared for my Dartmouth interview tomorrow with their head of sports psychology and am very excited to meet with him.  2 Hours on Podcast and Research for Proctor Faculty  1 Hour on research for Dartmouth tomorrow